Oliver, Amanda, and Grandmother Pig (Oliver and Amanda)

This book is okay.

love it

I bought this for my granddaughter - her mother's name is Amanda & her baby brother Oliver so this book connected us in 3 ways.

This book is characterized as a Level Two reader, which is described as "reading together, short sentences, simple dialogue".The stories are interesting with colorful and cute illustrations by Ann Schweninger. This particular book sees Grandmother Pig coming for a visit. Both Amanda and Oliver are initially excited but when tired Grandma can't play with them as she used to, takes naps, and protests against noise, the piglets begin to wonder if Grandma's visit was a good idea. Of course, things get better, and I thought the author did a credible job of addressing the relationship between young and old and making the story easily accessible to young children. I'd recommend this series to children who are beginning to develop some measure of independence in their reading and have completed the level one readers. It also makes an excellent read aloud for younger children.

I bought my first Oliver and Amanda book eight years ago for my then toddlers. I bought the entire series and each new release and would have purchased more if more were available. They LOVED these books and wanted to read them over and over again. I have had two more children since who love these books as much as their older siblings did. These books make your child want to sit and listen to the stories. The stories are ones that children can really relate to. I cannot recommend these books highly enough for toddler to early elementary age children.